NIP #269 - Li Yunlong's new opportunity
#269 - Li Yunlong's new opportunity
Aside from the railway line, there is actually only one relatively realistic route to Qilu.
Starting from Jizhou, the only way to reach Jiaozhou is to go around the northern bank of the Yellow River, passing through Puzhou and Pingyuan, and then crossing the river at Jizhou to take the Jiaoji Railway. This is the main road.
Because the southern bank has been breached and flooded, becoming a Yellow River flooded area, vehicles basically cannot pass through.
In this way, the task of Li Yunlong and his Iron Triangle is quite difficult. This entire route is the core area heavily defended by the Japanese devils. If it weren't for the tight schedule and heavy task, they could have completely adopted the Jizhou model and developed all the way.
But now there isn't that much time to conquer each place one by one.
Since this route is more than 1,500 li long, and they have to maintain mechanized marching and combat, the transportation pressure of logistics and supplies is extremely serious. In addition, they have to export a batch of heavy weapons and mechanical equipment to the Qilu base area. Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie planned for a long time and felt that with the strength of the three brigades alone, even with the support of the main force of the Qilu base area, this task would be very difficult.
Because once the Japanese devils know the inside story, they will definitely destroy it at all costs. Under this circumstance, the three mechanized infantry brigades cannot open up a route of more than a thousand li to escort a large number of supplies north.
Three days later.
"How is it? Have you figured out this operation?" The brigade commander asked, looking at his three major generals.
"We understand. Our task this time is not only to receive supplies, but also to transport a large number of weapons and equipment to completely open up the situation in the Qilu base area and completely isolate the Japanese devils in the entire Qilu area," Ding Wei replied.
"Secondly, we also have to help the Qilu base area build its own basic military industrial system, and transport a batch of factory equipment and technicians for steel smelting, chemical explosives, and ammunition manufacturing from Jin Province."
Killing two birds with one stone, Ren Zhong originally just wanted to transport the equipment back to Taiyuan, but after a series of planning by the staff and the Eighth Route Army headquarters, this simple task became not so simple.
The Iron Triangle's attack has become a strategic task, combining opening up the passage to the Qilu base area, connecting the Qilu base area with the Jizhong base area, opening up the internal connection of the Qilu base area, cutting off the Jiaoji Railway, and relying on the Fengcheng, Zizhou, and Beihai triangle area to develop the major mission of the Qilu base area's military industrial system.
Fengcheng has steel, and Zizhou has oil. Although they are buried deep, the border area has now mastered drilling technology for wells over 1,000 meters deep. This time, they will be brought to Zizhou for secret exploratory mining. Of course, the information on these mineral resources has very clear regional markings from Ren Zhong.
"Then, have you formulated your combat plan now?" the brigade commander asked.
This long-distance raid operation is a very important test for the mechanized infantry brigade. Compared with the original simple infantry operations, the operations of the mechanized infantry brigade are now much more complicated. Not to mention anything else, those oil-guzzling tigers are not easy to serve.
"Brigade commander, our plan is roughly formed.
From the northern bank of the Yellow River to the north of Jizhou, we will establish a general supply point in the small city of Qihe.
On the one hand, this is the center of the operation, and at the same time, it is very close to the Jinpu Railway and Jizhou.
Considering the complexity of our operation this time, we plan to try to choose the Jiaoji Railway and Jinpu Railway for transshipment. In this way, this central supply station will undertake the task of capturing the northern section of the Jinpu Railway in this operation.
But before receiving the supplies, we must not expose our target.
Therefore, Qihe also has the purpose of confusing the Japanese devils, making the Japanese devils mistakenly believe that we want to use this as a base to attack Jizhou. Our advance troops can quickly attack and take the iron bridge of the Jinpu Railway, and then lay wooden boards for the convoy to cross the Yellow River from the railway bridge.
Then, bypassing Jizhou, after meeting with the main force of the Qilu base area in Zizhou with the supplies, cooperate with the main force of the Qilu base area to occupy Zizhou and Beihai, creating the momentum for us to manage the Qilu base area and fully seize Qilu, forcing the Japanese devils in Qilu to close their cities and defend them tightly, so that we can temporarily control the entire Jiaoji Railway through guerrillas.
Then, at the agreed time, directly along the Jiaoji Railway with the main force of Qilu, all the way to the port, pull out all the strongholds of the Japanese devils along the line, occupy the entire Qingdao, annihilate the main force of the Japanese devils in Qingdao, and before the Japanese devils have time to react, we will immediately transport the supplies back north.
As for whether to stay in Qingdao in the future, let the Qilu base area decide for themselves.
Qilu now only has the Japanese 12th Army. After being dispersed, the largest cluster in each city is basically at the brigade level, which is completely not our army's opponent. If there are no accidents, the three battles we launched will basically make the Japanese devils in Qilu unable to resist. If the Japanese devils in Jizhou dare to show their heads, we will directly kill them.
In this way, the Japanese devils in Qilu will be almost harmless.
Otherwise, attacking the city, Jizhou has been managed by the Japanese devils for a long time. With our army's weapons, ammunition, and supply situation, it is difficult to be as hearty as attacking Jizhou.
At this stage, it is best for us to avoid attacking the city in Qilu. Taking Zizhou, Beihai, and Qingdao is basically the limit of the ammunition we brought.
Ding Wei analyzed.
"Weapons and ammunition are indeed a problem. After coordination with the headquarters, the rogue Eagle side can supply us with a maximum of 1,000 tons of fuel, 20 105mm howitzers and 100 75mm mountain guns, and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition, as our army's deterrent." After listening to Ding Wei's words, the brigade commander nodded and said.
"Considering this condition, can we take down the entire peninsula?"
Is there such a thing?
Ding Wei pondered for a while, and shook his head.
"No, we still don't have the confidence to take down the coastal cities occupied by the Japanese devils in the short term. On the one hand, they have the support of the Japanese navy. We don't have any naval power, and we have almost no effective counterattack against the ship guns of the Japanese ships. On the other hand, ammunition is not allowed. We can't carry enough light and heavy weapons and ammunition over there. Now our standard weapons and ammunition cannot be replenished in other places."
"However, if this batch of weapons is left to the local main force, it can form 5 heavy artillery companies and 17 mountain artillery companies. Relying on this batch of weapons, on the one hand, gradually attack cities and seize land from Zizhou and Beihai, and on the other hand, step up the establishment of their own artillery shell factories to solve their own ammunition supply. If there is no other interference, only the Japanese 12th Army, then it will take at most one year to take the entire Qilu area."
If the Qilu base area did not have enough heavy weapons, they would have been hammered flat long ago.
As a corner of North China, the importance of Qilu is similar to that of Jin Province, and the strength of the Japanese devils defending it is also similar.
Therefore, the brigade commander wants to take advantage of the power of Li Yunlong and their three mechanized infantry brigades to clear the Japanese devils in one breath. Strategically speaking, it is not so sensitive to the overall situation in North China for the time being. As long as the Japanese devils hold Jizhou and the Jinpu Railway line, they can temporarily endure it.
Unfortunately, it is true as Ding Wei said, the reason why the mechanized infantry brigade is powerful is because of the strong firepower under sufficient logistical support!
Now that the mechanized infantry brigade is going to attack, the T-34 heavy tanks of the tank battalion are first restricted and cannot appear, because such a long-distance raid is too difficult to guarantee the tanks. Li Yunlong and the others will not attack the fortified city in the places they pass along the way, and the Japanese devils will basically not be stupid enough to come out and die.
Only attacking Zizhou, Beihai, and Qingdao is a tough battle.
However, for this level of combat, it is enough to have two M3 tank companies with you.
After the attack practice outside Jizhou City, the infantry-tank coordination is now very skilled. With two M3 tank companies following, the number is not large, at most the speed is a little slower. Attacking from one direction does not affect the effect of the tactics.
The only disadvantage is that the fuel consumption of the M2 tanks is also surprisingly high.
"How are you considering the cooperation with the brother troops?" the brigade commander asked after listening and being silent for a while.
"Qihe supply station, the scale of this supply station cannot be small. At the same time, in order not to expose our intentions, we are applying for the Jizhong Military Region to concentrate more than 3 main regiments to respond to us. After we take Qihe, we will immediately enter Qihe to build a large-scale stronghold, posing as if we are going to attack Jizhou, covering up our operational purpose and guarding our retreat."
"At the same time, we will also leave a batch of weapons, ammunition, and fuel to provide us with necessary replenishment on the way back. This batch of supplies can follow our main force and be transferred to the Jizhong brother troops to guard after arriving in Qihe.
Although according to the plan, we will receive fuel supplies from the transport fleet after arriving in Jiaozhou, we will not receive ammunition supplies because the standards are different.
In Qilu, we can get the help of the Qilu main force to safely pass through the Jiaoji Railway, but after crossing the Yellow River, we will have to rely on ourselves and the main force of the Jizhong Military Region. I suggest that the Jizhong Old Eighth Regiment, this time, supplement them with 8 companies of 107 rocket launchers to enhance their field mobile heavy firepower."
"As for Qilu, with the 19 companies of artillery sent by the Allied forces, that's enough for two artillery regiments. Next, we only need to equip them with more than 5 Class A main regiments, and then there will be ways to attack fortifications."
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